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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
12
The Water Works and Sewer Board will meet at their office on June 15 1915 to approve the assessment rolls under water rate schedules for Clarksburg for the year April 1 1915 to March 31 1916 and to correct errors pointed out by any person. Any person taking any complaint may attend.
A chaotic column notes fashion, rumors, colonial topics, and media figures. It references a reporter wearing a grandmother shawl, debates about smoking rules, cholera ants, the wrecking of an assay office in Wall Street, gold and silver coins found, and remarks about William R. Hearst and his red ink journals. It also mentions Jerome Batley, King Edward and King George errors, and a joke prize for an alibi.
Not a large class of clerics graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria this year, with several from West Virginia. Bishop Gravatt presided asPeterkin was away recovering. West Virginia candidates were presented and ordained as deacon or priest in attendance by local clergy. The event marked the seminarys ninety second annual commencement. Nearby notices include a pension grant to Electa Rexroad widow of Maranda Rexroad and a Gaithersburg Maryland marriage license for Charles M. Glover and Extra M. Potts. New post offices opened at Peach Creek and Jenky with local appoints. Leatherwood Mine countys mail service ordered discontinued.
Chicago widely reports a growing rift in the suffrage movement as two national bodies contend for influence. The National American Woman Suffrage Association pursues state and federal work, while the Congressional Union seeks to pressure Congress for the Anthony Amendment, sparking debate over militant tactics and party alignment.
Chicago June 7 Alice Stone Blackwell and another veteran suffrage leader spoke at the midyear conference. They said adding a few more states will bring Congress to submit an amendment. The real work begins after passage and state ratifications. The elder Vanderbilt remarked on wealth and difficulty in securing the first fifteen states.
The speaker argues that the number of suffrage states has risen from four to twelve in the latest minority vote and that several more are needed to achieve the constitutional two-thirds requirement. The emphasis is on expanding suffrage states to enable congressional action.
Evansville parents paid more than 10000 last year for candy and ice cream for city school children. Educators note the money supported by a growing cluster of restaurants and confectioners near public schools over the past three years.
A Reservist recounts lighting the night sky from German flares to see time at a listening post. With no matches, a sharp fire over the trench followed by a star-like flare lit the position, allowing the men to glimpse their watches. The tip was cautioned not to abuse the ruse.
An old advertisement touts Resinol products for skin healing and scalp care. It claims rapid itching relief and scratch stopping effects, with ointment for sore skin and soap for scalp dandruff, promising healthier, thicker hair.
Welch and Fullerton, established druggists, offer delivery to all parts of the city, ensuring prompt service and access to medicines for all residents.
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